WSIS Project Prizes 2013 – C7 E-health. Reduce Childhood Mortality Rate: Infants and Children under 5 years of Age (Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman)

Holistic Primary Care
Improving Quality of Life:
e-Health System Reducing
Child Mortality and
Protecting Mothers in
Oman
Abdullah Hamood AL Raqadi
Director General Assistant of IT
Ministry of Health – DGIT, Oman
© All Rights Reserved 2013
Directorate of Information
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1. About Sultanate of Oman
2. About MoH
3. Current e-Health Status
4. Mother and Child Health Program
Agenda
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About Sultanate of Oman
Area 309,500 sq. km
Population (3.6 m) mid 2012
Capital Muscat
Life Expectancy 75.4 years (2012)
Median age 19.8 years
Population Density 11.6
Administrative Regions Divided into 11 Main Governorates
GDP Per capita $ 21,236 (IMF 2011)
GNI per capita $ 20,025
Currency I (OMR) of 1,000 baizas = US$2.58
Time Difference GMT + 4 hours
Source: Ministry of National Economy 2010
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Ministry of Health – Oman
Responsible for provision, coordination and
stewardship of the health sector
Acts as the principal architect of health system
design and takes responsibility for achieving
inter-sectoral coordination
Advocates to all other public systems to make
policies favorable to the health sector, and to
refrain from making policies, which may
adversely affect the health of the people
All Omani citizens enjoy the right of free health
care
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Ministry of Health – Oman
The elimination of chronic and infectious
diseases such as malaria, diarrhea and measles
Low infant mortality rate (3%) per thousand
population, compared with (13.3%) per
thousand in 1980
Life expectancy (75.4) years in 2012 compared to
(49.3) years in 1970
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Current E-Health Status
86% of Health Institutes are
computerized (200 out of 214)
103 Health Institutes are
connected via e-Referral system
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Current E-Health Status
HIMS (ALSHIFA)
MIS (Management Information System)
E-Referral
E-Notification
Nabdh ALSHIFA (Data warehouse and
Business Intelligence)
Central Blood Bank
Central Laboratory
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MCH- Manual System Disadvantage
Manual System for pre-natal check-up, services, and
follow-up for mother and child health
Pregnant women provides all their personal data for
every pregnancy in the green card
Every pregnancy was treated separately
No appointment system
Long waiting time at the medical center or clinic

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MCH - Manual System Disadvantage
Manual Creation for child medical record
Lack of communication between vertical programs
for the age group (0-5)
Lack of sharing information about the child across
the programs and therefore it was not possible to
link health conditions and treat them together.
No follow-up action for those who did not attend the
required check-ups.

Mother and Child Health Module
Mother-Care Program
Child-Care Program
MCH System
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Mother and Child Health program is a Module in MoH
Healthcare Information Management System (ALSHIFA);
it is an Oman Ministry of Health initiative. ALSHIFA is a
comprehensive and complete solution for healthcare
facility management from electronic medical records to
Assets, Inventory, FA and HR management.
– The in house developed system is installed in 200+
healthcare facilities of varying size and capabilities.
– An integrated, defragmented and easily accessible EMR
that provides 360 degree view of the patient history and
clinical information needed for a point-of-care
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Provides a holistic primary care for pregnant mothers
(pre-natal care, post natal care, secondary infertility,
and birth spacing )
Records are made available throughout their pregnancy
from primary healthcare center to the hospital through
the Healthcare system
Full Appointment System with SMS facility and
reminders
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Vaccination list and activities are incorporated to
the patients’ record
Verifies if the vaccination is valid, medication
history and ultrasound scan is also captured and
stored in the patient record as well as the entire
history of pregnancies
Once the baby is born, the child record is created
in the system and a holistic approach to treatment
and management of child illnesses in the age
group 0 to 5 is carried out
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Objectives
Provides a holistic and syndromic approach to
management of women and children
healthcare services
Reduce maternal mortality rates and reduce the
mortality and morbidity rates in the children
age group (0-5)
Improve the quality of care provided
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As A Result
Mortality Rate
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As A Result
Vaccination Rate

As A Result
Mortality Rate of Maternity
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As A Result
Death Rate of Infants
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As A Result
Mortality Rate of Children
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Holistic Primary Care Improving Quality of
Life: e-Health System Reducing Child
Mortality and Protecting Mothers in Oman
winning the 2012 United Nations Public
Service Award, 2nd place, in the category of “Promoting
Gender Responsive Delivery of Public Services”
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Holistic Primary Care Improving Quality of
Life: e-Health System Reducing Child
Mortality and Protecting Mothers in Oman
Winning the 2013 WSIS Award, C7 e-Health
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Thank You
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WSIS Project Prizes 2013 – C7 E-health. Reduce Childhood Mortality Rate: Infants and Children under 5 years of Age (Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman)

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